struct dc_state *context)
 {
        int i, j;
+       struct pipe_ctx *top_pipe_to_program = NULL;
 
        if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FULL) {
                dc->hwss.set_bandwidth(dc, context, false);
        for (j = 0; j < dc->res_pool->pipe_count; j++) {
                struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx = &context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[j];
 
-               if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FAST || !pipe_ctx->plane_state)
-                       continue;
-
                if (!pipe_ctx->top_pipe &&
-                   pipe_ctx->stream &&
-                   pipe_ctx->stream == stream) {
-                       struct dc_stream_status *stream_status =
+                       pipe_ctx->stream &&
+                       pipe_ctx->stream == stream) {
+                       struct dc_stream_status *stream_status = NULL;
+
+                       top_pipe_to_program = pipe_ctx;
+
+                       if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FAST || !pipe_ctx->plane_state)
+                               continue;
+
+                       stream_status =
                                        stream_get_status(context, pipe_ctx->stream);
 
                        dc->hwss.apply_ctx_for_surface(
        if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FULL)
                context_timing_trace(dc, &context->res_ctx);
 
-       /* Perform requested Updates */
-       for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++) {
-               struct dc_plane_state *plane_state = srf_updates[i].surface;
+       /* Lock the top pipe while updating plane addrs, since freesync requires
+        *  plane addr update event triggers to be synchronized.
+        *  top_pipe_to_program is expected to never be NULL
+        */
+       if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FAST) {
+               dc->hwss.pipe_control_lock(dc, top_pipe_to_program, true);
 
-               for (j = 0; j < dc->res_pool->pipe_count; j++) {
-                       struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx = &context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[j];
+               /* Perform requested Updates */
+               for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++) {
+                       struct dc_plane_state *plane_state = srf_updates[i].surface;
 
-                       if (pipe_ctx->stream != stream)
-                               continue;
+                       for (j = 0; j < dc->res_pool->pipe_count; j++) {
+                               struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx = &context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[j];
 
-                       if (pipe_ctx->plane_state != plane_state)
-                               continue;
+                               if (pipe_ctx->stream != stream)
+                                       continue;
 
-                       if (update_type == UPDATE_TYPE_FAST && srf_updates[i].flip_addr)
+                               if (pipe_ctx->plane_state != plane_state)
+                                       continue;
+
+                               if (srf_updates[i].flip_addr)
                                        dc->hwss.update_plane_addr(dc, pipe_ctx);
+                       }
                }
+
+               dc->hwss.pipe_control_lock(dc, top_pipe_to_program, false);
        }
 
        if (stream && stream_update && update_type > UPDATE_TYPE_FAST)